Combination card-case with cards and memorandum attachment



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ADAMS, OF ORANGE,

JOHN L. BALLARD, 0F LOS CALIFORNIA, AssIeNon or ONE-HALE TO ANGELES, CALIFORNIA. y

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COMBINATION CARD-CASE WITH CARDS AND MEMORANDUM ATTACHMENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No, 569,000, dated October 6,1896.

' applicati@ mea pril 17,1896. semina. 587,927. (Nomerie.)

To a/ZZ whom t may conceive:-

Beit known that I, CYRU S L. ADAMS, a citi? z en of the United States, residing at Orange, in the county of Orange and State of California, have invented a new and useful Combination Card-Case with Cards and Memorandum Attachment, of which the following is a means for detachably attaching the stubs to specitication. the cover. The cover A is provided with a My invention isdesignedfor useas a pocket l pocket or other suitable recess 1, and a hook, memorandum-book as well as for a card-case. ap, or independent leaf D of cardboard or One object of my invention is to provide a l other suitable material is fastened to the convenient combination of card-case. and memorandum-book and to make provision for the convenient removal of the memoranda from the cover of the book for filing away for reference, and for convenient replacing of a new'set of stubs with cards attached.

' An object of my invention is to provide means whereby a business-man may always have his business-cards conveniently at hand, accompanied by a memorandum-stub pertaining to such card, upon which he can conveniently make a memorandum of the name of the person to whom the card is given, together with memoranda of any-appointment or engagement which may beniade with such My invention comprises, in combination wit-h the cover A, memorandum-stubs B I3', dce., having detachableaddress-cards G C', &c., and secured together and provided with the stubs, cards, and memorandum-leaves in place in the cover. The pocket or'recess 1 for the flap opens toward the fold or bend cb of thc cover, so that vwhen the pack of cards and stubs and anyother leaves which may be added are placed within the cover' and the flap inserted in the recess or pocket 1 and the the pack of stubs, cards, ai d leaves will be securely held in place within the cover; but when the cover is opened the pack can be removed by sliding the same along the cover until the fia-p is withdrawn from the recess or pocket' 1. 1

The flap .is preferably composed of two person..

The invention is also applicable for callingleaves d d', and the ilap, the memorandumcards'. leaves, and the stubs are pivoted together by a pivotal fasten er E, passed through the stubs, l memorandum-leaves, and flap and fastened, thus allowing the used stubs to be turned around, as shown at B of the person desiring to make a memorandum upon the underlying stub. The pivotal fasteneris preferably placed at the Iniddle of the end margin of the stub, so that the stubs and By my invention I accomplish these objects and also provide in connection with the memi orandum-stubs suitable memorandum sheets or leaves', which can be used ,as occasion requires, the book of stubs being easily detachable from the cover ofthe book and the used and unused stubs always conveniently aci liabilitv "et breaking I apart. The accompanying d-rawngs'illustrate my retained in 'an even pack Within the ccp/en invention. v when the cover is closed. Byrneans of the the stift stubsean be turned pivotal fastener the cover is fully Figure 1 is a perspective view and a fragout of the way whenever mental lon gitiidinal sectin of acard-case and memorandum-book embodying my invention, the cards and memorandum -leaves being f p raised from the Hap and the cards separated The cover may be provided with va suitable from the memorandum-.leaves "at their free pocket 2 for postage-stamps, if desired.

ends for clearness of illustration. Fig. 2 is In practice each card and its stub will be which shows one form in printed on a single card and a line of perfois embodied. Fig. 3 is a apart.

a perspective view which my invention rations lfbe made between the stub and-the -stubs and inserted into thev pocket to' retain' leaves a. at of the cover arefolded together, p v

in Fig. 2, out ofthe way' perspective sectional view showing another 5o form in which my invention maybe embodied.

opened, and this withoult breaking or tearin g andthe stubs and any other memorandum! tta'ched, the memorandum-'stubs bere- Now, having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure byLctters Patent is@ l 1. The combination of the memorandumstubshaving detachable address-cards thereon; the ap composed of two leaves folded together; andthe pivo'tffastener pivoting the card, so that the card may be easily detached,

leaves which may be desired to accompany the cards will be piv'oted together and to the ap by the pivotal fastener, any suitable number of cards being thus bound together.

he persen desiring to use the cards will de- 2. A memorandum-book composed of a cover comprising two leaves which fold towith'a pocket opening toward the fold bemoved from the card and led away, thus preserving a readilyacoessible record of the persons who have received the cards. Any memorandum not pertaining to any partienlar card may be made upon the memorandumsheets F, Whichare bound between the stubs and the ap. The sheets F may have a line of perforations for purpose of detachment, like the cards. The inner member or leaf of ranged to be inserted into such pocket; the memorandum-leaves and the memorandumstubs with detachable addressfcards; and the pivotal fastener passed th ron gh the stubs, the leaves and the ilap, andfastened to pivot the 55 stubs, leaves and fiap together.

ing two leaves adapted-to foldtoward each pocket opening toward the fold; the book';'6o with any otherdesired matter. It is to be understood 'that this manner of fastening the pivoting the flap to the book.

' The combination of thc cover comprising two leaves adapted to fold towardeach stubs shown. It is also to beginderstood that pocket opening toward the fold; the -book the stubs may be ruled parallel with the the ilap inserted in the pocket; and the pivotal fastener passed through the lleaves and therap-to-p fetwt CYRUS L. ADAMS.

' 'W'itnesscs:

JAMES R.,ToWNsEND, J oHN L. BALLARD.

l and is secured by a suitable clasp 5.

stubs and ap together. 45

ward each other-,andeneef whichisn'ovided- -Y tween the leaves; the flap adapted and ar- 5o 3. The combination of `the cover compris-Y` other and one of which is. provided With a 65 composed of a number of independent'leavesp 

